Introduction to the Program

Sign up for this intensive and immersive Internship program that will provide you with the most up-to-date techniques in the psychological management of patients with oncological pathologies” 

Psychological support for patients, family members and professionals involved in cancer treatment is currently a demand in this health discipline. This is because, in recent years, the specialty has implemented much more updated and sectorized protocols. In this way, the latest scientific evidence demonstrates the need to apply specific procedures to patients according to the types of tumors and their specific locations. Likewise, strategies for managing grief have evolved, among other trends.

However, it is not easy for doctors to keep up to date on all these criteria and it is extremely difficult for them to implement them in their daily practice because the pedagogical programs have a high theoretical load. To solve this problem, TECH has designed this highly up-to-date and rigorous Practical Training in Psycho-Oncology. The program is made up of a 3-week in-person stay where the health care professional will begin working in a renowned hospital center. From that entity, it will offer specialized care to real patients, always accompanied by experts of distinguished prestige.

This academic modality will also facilitate doctors’ access to centers located in different latitudes. In this way, the professional will be trained according to international perspectives. Likewise, at all times, they will be accompanied by an assistant tutor who will guide their progress in a personalized way. Upon completing the 120 hours of study integrated into this program, the graduate will be ready to implement the most innovative health care strategies in their daily practice and offer it to patients with various complications in their consultations and units of work.

The teaching materials of this program, elaborated by these specialists, have contents that are completely applicable to your professional experiences”

Teaching Objectives

This Internship program in Psycho-Oncology provides a first-level update on the most innovative procedures of that medical discipline, in an exclusively practical way. Achieve this goal, TECH has designed an in-person hospital stay, with the maximum clinical and academic rigor, led by renowned professionals.

Make the most of this opportunity to surround yourself with expert professionals and learn from their work methodology”

General Objectives

  • Manage the application of psychology to the care of cancer patients and deepen the knowledge of the area of study and the development of the profession 
  • Define the functions of a psycho-oncology unit and the role of the psycho-oncologist in the health care setting
  • Gain in-depth knowledge of the different therapeutic options in the psychological treatment of cancer

Specific Objectives

  • Contribute to the control of mood alterations through appropriate psychological strategies
  • Assess and intervene in adaptive and maladaptive emotions and behaviors
  • Understand the influence of the psychological aspects of each type of tumor and to contribute to their control by means of psychological strategies
  • intervene in adaptive and maladaptive emotions and behaviors of the different Oncologic processes
  • Differentiate between adaptive and maladaptive emotions and behaviors at the end of life 
  • Explore and apply strategies for emotional self-regulation
  • Evaluate, diagnose and intervene in the most prevalent psychological problems in palliative care 
  • Explore personal, social and cultural beliefs and values of the family in relation to illness and death
  • Prepare for the loss, identifying the psychological reactions in the different phases of grief
  • Provide appropriate individual and family bereavement support, the pathological
  • Delve into the basics and acquire basic communication skills and the theoretical bases of the professional patient relationship
  • Be able to deliver bad news and answer difficult questions
  • Elaborate an initial assessment (detailed clinical history) and analysis of the social and spiritual emotional impact on the patient and their family
  • Know how to apply the instruments for the assessment of the patient and the family, useful and appropriate for each symptom and stage of the disease
  • Comprehension the conceptual bases, the methodology, the systematics and the procedures related to research in psycho-oncology
  • Apply bioethical principles to daily clinical practice with special emphasis on the most complex and specific situations
  • Become proficient the conceptual and practical bases of ethics applied to the oncologic process 
  • Analyze in a scientific, rigorous and systematic way, ethical problems from an interdisciplinary perspective
  • Handle the methodology of bioethics, rational and interdisciplinary, and know how to apply it to specific or general situations

This practical stay, with a duration of 120 hours, is ideal for you to expand your daily professional practice and acquire greater mastery of the most recent work protocols" 

Internship Program in Psycho-oncology

Psycho-oncology is a field of clinical psychology that focuses on psychological support and care for patients suffering from cancer, as well as care for their families and caregivers. The goal of TECH Global University's Internship Program in Psycho-Oncology is to instruct highly trained professionals in this field of psychology who are able to provide psychological care and support to cancer patients in all aspects of their treatment, from diagnosis through recovery and palliative care. Participants will have the opportunity to carry out professional internships in specialized centers to put into practice the knowledge they have acquired.

The practical training program in psycho-oncology offers comprehensive training in clinical psychology, psycho-oncology and palliative care, ranging from theoretical knowledge to practical skills for psychological intervention. Students will acquire competencies in the design and implementation of psychological intervention programs, psychological assessment and diagnosis, and the care of patients in crisis situations and the management of bereavement situations and emotional accompaniment of patients and families. In addition, the program also includes training in research in psycho-oncology, with emphasis on the application of research results to clinical practice.